Husbands living in a "harem" with multiple wives have been cleared to claim state benefits for all their different partners.
A Muslim man with four spouses - which is permitted under Islamic law - could receive £10,000 a year in income support alone.
He could also be entitled to more generous housing and council tax benefit, to reflect the fact his household needs a bigger property.
Ministers have decided that, even though bigamy is a crime in Britain, polygamous marriages can be recognised formally by the state - provided they took place overseas, in countries where they are legal.
This is nothing but dhimmitude on the part of the British government.
I guess there's no such thing in Britain as separating religion and state.
This is disturbing.
Non-Muslims are forbidden to have multiple wives/husbands, but Muslims are permitted... and will receive monies from the taxpayers for their lifestyle.
Britain does NOT have to recognize polygamous people who were "married" in foreign countries. She does NOT.
This is raising Muslims to first-class status while pushing everyone else down to second class.
And they're effectively paying a jizya (tax levied against non-Muslims) to the Muslims now.
Britain is creeping slowly towards becoming an Islamic Kaliphate.
Disgusting.
